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Following Chelsea's heavy defeat to Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday, former Manchester United star Phil Neville may have inadvertently called for the sacking of former Nigeria international and Chelsea technical director, Michael Emenalo.
Neville, speaking after Chelsea’s humiliating 3-0 defeat to Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday, said the only reason the Blues have been struggling is the sale of Nemanja Matic.
Emenalo was reported to have sanctioned the sale of Matic to rivals Manchester United, and Neville says whoever sanctioned the sale of the Serbian should be sacked.
Speaking on BBC 5Live, Neville said: “What's gone wrong for Chelsea? One word. Matic. It's as simple as that. The minute they sold Nemanja Matic was a mistake.
“When you had Matic sat in front of you, alongside Kante, there was protection. Whoever made that decision needs sacking. That is one of the poorest decisions I have ever seen in the Premier League.
“If you ask any of those Chelsea players who they would want back, they would say Matic. Chelsea replaced him with someone who is going to do the same job - Bakayoko is not that player, he is not a holding midfield player.
“They didn't replace Matic. I wouldn't have let him out of the building, I would have chained him to the training ground walls.”
Matic was sold to United in the summer, and has been a crucial figure in midfield for Jose Mourinho's side.
He was key to Chelsea's Premier League title win last season, but was nevertheless allowed to leave the club.
